Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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