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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education