Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners 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 a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)