Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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