Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Books About MOOCs