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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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