Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily 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 quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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