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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently 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 technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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