Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually 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 a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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