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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always 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 subjects that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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