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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students 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 a lot of topics that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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