Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always 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 subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources