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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources Video