Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are usually 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 elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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