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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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