Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally 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. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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