Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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