Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free 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 online education institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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