Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs 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 learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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