Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally 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 distance learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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