Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly 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 issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. People want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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