Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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