Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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