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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course University