Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Practices