Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses MOOCs