Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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