Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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