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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources