Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free 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 several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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