Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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