Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course