Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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