Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting 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.

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