Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs List