Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students 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 learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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