Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology