Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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