Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for learners 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 quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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