Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are free 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 variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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