Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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