Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are free 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 blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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