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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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