Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently 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 numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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