Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always 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 many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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