Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)