Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources