Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently 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 topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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