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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources