Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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