Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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