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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)