Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners 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 quite a few topics that online education organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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