Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually 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 quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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