Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners 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 issues that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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