Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners 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 many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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