Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are usually 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 a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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