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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)