Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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