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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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