Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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