Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically 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 several topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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