Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)