Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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