Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners 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 numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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