Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education MOOCs