Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students 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 a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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