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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are generally 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 many issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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