Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily 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 topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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