Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly 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 issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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