Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently 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 variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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