Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)