Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources Policy