Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are normally 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 several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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