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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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