Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education