Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses