Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)