Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Learning Mooc