Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently 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 numerous issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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