Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners 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 a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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