Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses Moocs