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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

ELearning