Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always 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 topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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