Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education