Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Practices