Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources