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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always 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 many topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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