Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students 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 numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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