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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly 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 a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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