Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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