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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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