Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students 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 several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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