Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always 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 a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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