Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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