Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Book About Open Education