Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course University