Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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