Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily 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 many topics that online education institutions are considering now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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