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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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