Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)