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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources