Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Book About MOOCs