Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

E-learning Theory