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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Blended Learning