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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not 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 online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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