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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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