Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education