Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students 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 quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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