Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently 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 numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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