Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education