Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not 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 lot of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources