Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally 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 issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education