Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Book