Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Practices