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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Blended Learning