Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students 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 quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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