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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily 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 numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational ventures. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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