Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for students 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 a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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