Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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