Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Learning