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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are normally 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 numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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