Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly 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 many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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