Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free 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 organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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