Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)