Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education Books