Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key 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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