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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education