Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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