Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free 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. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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