Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are free 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 several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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