Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are usually 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 a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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