Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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