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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not 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 subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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