Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are 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 many subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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