Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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