Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition