Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly 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 a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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