Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly 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 a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education Book