Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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