Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are normally 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 many topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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