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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are free for learners 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 a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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