Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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