Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course