Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently 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 several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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