Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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