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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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