Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily 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 blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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