Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition