Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners 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 a lot of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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