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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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