Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)