Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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