Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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