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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically 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 a variety of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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