Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education Books