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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Book About Open Education