Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning are empowering students all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course University