Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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