Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)