Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources Policy