Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly 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 many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to understand these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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