Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally 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 a variety of issues that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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