Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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