Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education