Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Practices