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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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