Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners 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 several subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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