Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners 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 lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. People want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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