Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Practices