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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently 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 a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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