Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically 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 many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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