Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Blended Learning