Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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