Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Higher Education