Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently 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 learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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