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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course