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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education