Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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