Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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