Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students 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 quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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