Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs Definition