Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free 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 several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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