Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free 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 several issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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