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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course