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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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