Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are 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 a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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