Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education