Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always 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 learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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