Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually 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 subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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