Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free 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 issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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