Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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