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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always 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 a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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