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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to understand these open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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