Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education