Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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