Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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