Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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