Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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