Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are free for students 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 topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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