Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always 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 many subjects that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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