Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs 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 lot of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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