Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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