Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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