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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources