Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)