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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education