Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly 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 numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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