Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not 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 several issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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