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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are usually 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 quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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