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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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