Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources