Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always 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 elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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