Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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