Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently 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 numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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