Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Learning Mooc