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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily 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 a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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