Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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