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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free 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 quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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