Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students 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 issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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