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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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