Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners 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 numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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