Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Definition