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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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