Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition