Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)