Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Book About MOOCs