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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are generally free for students 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 online education institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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