Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to massive open online courses (MOOC) and open educational resources (OERs). There are quite a few fascinating blended learning technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching. It can be a challenge to inspire and engage thousands of students in online environments. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate participant motivation and high attrition? This massive open online courses book also investigates active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.

Modern changes in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning is expanding so quickly. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about these MOOC classes and other forms of open education resources persist. This open education resources (OER) book researches guidelines for others who hope to create highly engaging MOOC-based learning experiences. For more information see this MOOCs Book website.