Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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