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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education