Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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