Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free 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 numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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