Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. 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. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Technology-enhanced Learning