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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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