Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses 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 several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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