Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the major 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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