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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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