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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly 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 lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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