Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning have empowered students all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology