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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)