Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free 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 elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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