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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education Books