Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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