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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners 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 several issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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