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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education