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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students 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 many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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