Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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