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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs