Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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