Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are normally 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 many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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