Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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