Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are free 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 blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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