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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently 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 subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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