Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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