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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are empowering humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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