Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education