Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Practices