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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently 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 many subjects that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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