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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

ELearning