Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners 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 a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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