Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently 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 many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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