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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually 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 a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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