Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free 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 topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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