Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally 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 issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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