Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners 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 several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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