Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily 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. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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