Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually 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 many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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