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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOCs? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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