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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly 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 many topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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