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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition