Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in digital education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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