Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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