Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are usually free 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 many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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