Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses