Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free 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 numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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