Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners 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 several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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