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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)