Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners 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 a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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