Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners 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 quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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