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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses MOOCs