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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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