Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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