Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free 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 subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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