Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for learners 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 a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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