Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students 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. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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