Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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