Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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