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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free 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 several topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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