Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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