Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners 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 several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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