Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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