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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are 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 subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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