Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always 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 quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education