Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Book