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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners 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 elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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