Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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