Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses 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 numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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