Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology