Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources Policy