Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education