Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students 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 a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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