Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course University