Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always 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 quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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