Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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