Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically 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 quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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