Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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