Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently 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 issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. People want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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