Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily 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 variety of topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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