Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education