Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally 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 many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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