Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Courses