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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology