Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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