Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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