Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Book About Massively Open Online Courses