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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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