Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly 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 quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education undertakings. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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