Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always 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 topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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