Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses MOOCs