Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Book