Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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