Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology