Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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