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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources