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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily 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 numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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