Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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