Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Learning