Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses Definition