Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education Moocs