Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are commonly 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 numerous issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive 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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