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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not 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 subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology