Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students 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 a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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