Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free 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 numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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