Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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