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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students 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 quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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