Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners 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 variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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