Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not 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 topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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