Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free 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 topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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