Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education Software