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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses Definition