Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily 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 numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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