Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students 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 lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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