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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses