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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Definition