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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Open Source