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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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