Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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