Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always 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 subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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