Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)