Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always 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 online learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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