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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning have empowered humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Massively Open Online Course