Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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