Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly 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 numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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