Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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