Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources