Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not 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 subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp these open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education