Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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