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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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