Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education