Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Book About MOOCs