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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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