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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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