Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students 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 a variety of issues that online education organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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