Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students 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 many topics that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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