Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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