Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently 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 technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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