Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Practices