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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

E-learning Theory