Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Free Online Courses