Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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