Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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