Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand these open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources