Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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