Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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