Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students 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 subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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