Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses MOOCs