Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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