Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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