Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning enable humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education