Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always 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 several issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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