Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are typically free 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 quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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