Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are normally 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 several topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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