Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses 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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