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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students 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 numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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