Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education