Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free 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 several issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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