Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually 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 variety of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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