Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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