Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for learners 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 many issues that online education organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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