Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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