Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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