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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Book