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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources