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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students 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 issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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