Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners 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 a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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