Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students 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 subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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