Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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