Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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