Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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