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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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