Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are typically 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 online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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