Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand these important new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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