Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning enable students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly 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 a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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