Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course