Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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