Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly 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 issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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