Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs Education