Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally 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 a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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