Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)