Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course University