Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally 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 several subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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