Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free 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 a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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