Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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