Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning enable humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are typically 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 variety of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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