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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free for students 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 a lot of topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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