Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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