Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education