Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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