Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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