Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition