Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free 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 issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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