Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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 lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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