Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are typically 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 quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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