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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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