Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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