Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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