Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly 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 a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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