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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)