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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are mostly 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 variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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