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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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