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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free 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 distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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