Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education