Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are typically free 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 many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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