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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education