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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources