Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand these open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education