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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free 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 numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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