Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically 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 a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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