Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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