Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 quite a few subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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