Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education