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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses Free