Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners 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 online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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