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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Book