Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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