Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education Books