Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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