Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Technology-enhanced Learning