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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently 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 blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course