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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not 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 issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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