Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly 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 a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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