Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition