Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free 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 quite a few subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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