Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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