Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Best Practices