Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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