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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education Software