Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students 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 subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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