Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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