Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning have made it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always 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 subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education