Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free 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 lot of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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