Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students 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 several topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources (OER)