Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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