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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always 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 learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the 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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