Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)