Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Massive Open Online Course