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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Best Practices