Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are 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 issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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