Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally 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 a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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