Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically 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 several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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