Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand these important new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Book