Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources