Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources