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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive these open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Free Online Courses