Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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