Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Learning