Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition