Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology