Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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