Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. 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. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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