Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are typically 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 a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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