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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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