Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always 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 numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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