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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)