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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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