Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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