Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always 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 subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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