Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually 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 many subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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