Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education