Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners 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 several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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