Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses