Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 many subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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