Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education