Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically 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 variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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