Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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