Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Best Practices