Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive 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 numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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