Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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