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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education