Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students 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 a variety of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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