Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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