Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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