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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free 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 quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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