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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly 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 many topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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