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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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