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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Books About Open Education