Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners 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 a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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