Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 subjects that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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