Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners 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 quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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