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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology