Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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